Exceeding Humanity

Spreading like a virus along highways supported by Bandwidths invisible to the eye, we speak in tongues of Text. Emotions and voice snuffed by binary and blogs; it's painless this way.

Why have a heart-to-heart – feel the warmth of another! When a quick click And a detached screen is much more clean Conversations remain cordial when circuitry's the middle man, and You're not accountable for your actions when an icon is the perfect poker face.

a smilie in place of a kiss; iluvu a surrogate for an outdated phrase.

We think we're closer than ever, in an age where verbal static is Obsolete. But our souls are short-circuiting, Embalmed in the plastic of Cells, Computers, TVs. Yet we'll surge on, Embrace a future shot through with Wire, and artificial anything … so long as it powers our digital dependency. by Caitlin Andrews, Gilford, NH